For today, links to reports from Reuters, the Associated Press, and National Public Radio, and to commentary from Truthout and from the Tricontinental Institute for Social Research; others are accessible by clicking on its initials below. (UKRAINE and MEDIA entries for this date are HERE and HERE.) — MCM
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Fighting rages across Gaza amid revival of truce talks, by Nidal Al-Mughrabi | Reuters CAIRO – Israeli strikes have killed 77 Palestinians in Gaza in the past 24 hours, the territory’s health authorities said to, as Egypt hosted an Israeli delegation for a new round of talks. The Israeli military said it killed a senior Islamic Jihad militant . . . READ MORE . . .
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An Israeli air strike in Gaza kills 2 Palestinians, by Wafaa Shurafa and Samy Magdy | AP DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip — An Israeli airstrike hit a tent camp inside a hospital in central Gaza today, killing two Palestinians and wounding another 15. The strike hit one of several . . . READ MORE . . .
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More clarity needed on future defence spending, Israel’s central bank chief says, by Steven Scheer | Reuters Israel’s central bank chief today called on the government to enact responsible fiscal policy by reining in non-defense spending to offset any further expansion in the military budget. Amir Yaron, governor of the Bank of Israel, said . . . READ MORE . . .
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FROM MARCH 30 Palestinian Authority announces formation of a new cabinet amid reform pressures. Reported by Carrie Kahn | NPR The Palestinian Authority president has announced a newly revamped cabinet, but there is widespread skepticism that it will bring about meaningful reform — or govern Gaza’s reconstruction. Click HERE to listen and read.
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FROM MARCH 30 These Israeli military veterans are against Gaza occupation. Reported by Eleanor Beardsley | NPR A group of Israeli military veterans say they know the reality behind their country’s occupation of Palestinian territories, and want it to stop. Click HERE to listen and read.
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FROM MARCH 30 The U.S. and Israel’s relationship is at a contentious balancing point. Scott Simon of NPR speaks with Princeton Professor Daniel Kurtzer, a former U.S. ambassador to Israel, about how the relationship between the U.S. and Israel has changed with the war in Gaza. Click HERE to listen and, later, read.
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FROM MARCH 26 Israel remains Intent on genocide despite World Court orders, by Marjorie Cohn | Truthout / ScheerPost Israel is continuing its genocidal campaign against the Palestinians in Gaza and hindering humanitarian relief efforts despite specific orders from the International Court of Justice to refrain from these very actions. On Jan. 26 . . . READ MORE . . .
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FROM MARCH 30 History says the Palestinians will remain, by Vijay Prashad | Tricontinental Institute for Social Research / Consortium News In February, Jared Kushner, Donald Trump’s son-in-law and a senior advisor during his presidency, sat down for a conversation with Professor Tarek Masoud at Harvard. In it, Kushner talked about “Gaza’s waterfront property,” which, he said . . . READ MORE . . .